Galician Metal biqueiras Etymology 14th century. From bico (“beak, snout”) + -eira. Pronunciation IPA(key): /biˈkejɾa̝/ Noun biqueira m (plural biqueiras) toecap; toe of a shoe spout (lid or tube through which liquid is poured or discharged) Synonyms: bico, cano, picho Derived terms a lume de biqueira Viqueira References Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “biqueira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “biqueira” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016. Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “biqueira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “biqueira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “biqueira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN Portuguese Pronunciation (Brazil) IPA(key): /biˈke(j).ɾɐ/ [biˈke(ɪ̯).ɾɐ] (Brazil) IPA(key): /biˈke(j).ɾɐ/ [biˈke(ɪ̯).ɾɐ] (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /biˈke(j).ɾa/ [biˈke(ɪ̯).ɾa] (Portugal) IPA(key): /biˈkɐj.ɾɐ/ (Portugal) IPA(key): /biˈkɐj.ɾɐ/ (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /biˈkej.ɾɐ/ (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /biˈkej.ɾɐ/ (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /biˈke.ɾɐ/ Hyphenation: bi‧quei‧ra Noun biqueira f (plural biqueiras) a covering for a bird’s beak toe (part of a shoe or sock covering the toe) spout (a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged) Synonyms: bico, bica (Brazil, slang) illegal drug shop Synonyms: boca, bocada, bicaWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.